The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　The referee blew his whistle to warn the referee.

　The two duelists then withdrew their dueling domains. The magical spirits and the domain itself in the arena also receded.

　Aurora felt a distinct lightness throughout her body; the poison and the curse had vanished. She exhaled slightly, her expression softening considerably.

　Disney's tactics are indeed difficult to resist.

　If it were someone else... or if the poison were more potent, or the curse more terrifying, she might not have been able to withstand it.

　It was indeed her mistake that she failed to avoid the poisoned needles and the curse. She tapped her head and began to reflect.

　The host, Judy, suddenly appeared in the venue and walked towards her with a smile.

　Aurora instinctively felt a chill and subconsciously pursed her lips. This occurred during the subsequent interview.

　No matter how Judy tried to get information out of her, Aurora didn't reveal a single detail, leaving the audience sighing in disbelief.

　This was a duel that was unexpected from start to finish. After the match, everyone who watched it remembered the name Aurora Montilfali.

　This second-year student from St. Marian Academy became famous overnight.

　In the previous duel, Diana's performance was also very impressive, but Aurora ultimately defeated the captain of the Sky Magic Academy, who was arguably the strongest contestant in the lower grades.

　The audience had no doubt about Disney's capabilities; after all, the "Guardian of the Sky" was truly terrifying. Even though they weren't actually there, they could feel the oppressive aura emanating from it.

　However, the stronger Disney becomes, the more it highlights Aurora's power.

　That strength is a flawless strength in spirit, technology, and power.

　If I had to describe it in one word, it would be "perfect"!

　Even Alvitt, inside the hidden box at the Royal Capital Duel Hall, couldn't help but admire it.

　"I never imagined that the children of the 'Sun Warriors' would grow up to be so outstanding," the old King Austin couldn't help but admire.

　After holding back for a while, Pope Sith suddenly blurted out, "It's a pity he's a half-blood."

　The atmosphere at the scene immediately froze.

　But Austin quickly broke into a cheerful laugh; he felt happy.

　"Mixed-race is great! Mixed-race people are at odds with the Holy Church, the more mixed-race people the better!" Alvette saw through his thoughts and couldn't help but roll her eyes.

　After the interview session, the competition moved into the debriefing phase.

　After the game, analysts couldn't escape the scrutiny and could only try to cite sources and circumvent the post-game analysis.

　Meanwhile, both teams had returned to their respective arenas. (The arena belongs to the Sky Magic Academy.)

　Upon their return, Disney immediately offered an apology. The contestants exchanged bewildered glances, unsure how to respond.

　It is incorrect to attribute the outcome of a team competition to the failure of a single individual.

　Moreover, the choice of the duel contestants was a result of their unanimous agreement, and Disney compromised to comply with their wishes.

　If we really have to assign blame, they will all have to take some responsibility.

　But who could have known that such a terrifyingly strong second-year student was hidden within the St. Mary's Academy team?

　Imagine if they were facing Aurora in that arena, what would the outcome be?

　No one but Tess could withstand the sharpness of that spear!

　But understanding is understanding.

　Disney's defeat in this duel plunged the entire situation into an inescapable abyss.

　Of the six duels, four have been eliminated, leaving only two.

　Of these four duels, Sky Magic Academy won two.

　Two

　Two wins and two losses.

　This record seems pretty good. If we win just one more game in the last two matches, we'll have a tiebreaker, and if we win two more, we'll win outright.

　In reality, the Sky Magic Academy's strongest trio had already entered the fray. And apart from Tess, Disney and Sammy Tommy both suffered defeats.

　We won't discuss the resulting decline in morale here.

　After all its core combatants had made their appearance, Sky Magic Academy had actually lost its core competitiveness.

　The remaining two main contestants are also quite strong, but that's relative to the average contestant.

　However, none of the contestants from St. Marian Academy were normal.

　No, in comparison.

　It seems that the "hero" is the most normal one—"What?! Monster Academy?!"

　Players with bad tempers are already cursing in their minds. This is a sign of extreme anxiety.

　Because after Disney's defeat, they could no longer see any signs of victory.

　"Two more duels to go, can we win one more round?"

　After a long while, Tess finally raised her hand and asked softly. But everyone looked at each other, and still no one responded.

　It wasn't that they didn't want to respond, but that they genuinely didn't know how. Two duels remained.

　The lineup for St. Marian Academy is already predictable. One of them will undoubtedly be their captain, an opponent they know is difficult to defeat just by looking at the stats.

　The second option, based on current information, should be a choice between Saraswati from the third-year Magic Academy and Emma Metis from the third-year Knight Academy.

　They originally thought both of these contestants would play, but St. Marian Academy sent out two second-year students one after the other, and both of them were monsters!

　Now that I think about it carefully, if even those two second-year students are this strong, how strong must those two third-year students, who are already so powerful on paper, be?

　Can they really get a win against those two third-year students? The Sky Magic Academy players, who were originally very confident, couldn't help but start to doubt themselves.

　"Ahhh-"

　As silence fell over the contestants' platform, Disney Neham suddenly bowed his head and shouted.

　The students from Sky Magic Academy almost thought he had gone insane from the shock.

　But after Disney finished speaking, he suddenly looked up and said, "It's too early to give up now. The opponent I just fought was very special. I suspect it was a ploy by St. Marian Academy specifically to target me. Those two third-year students from St. Marian Academy might not be stronger than her. No! They are definitely not as good as Aurora."

　"We haven't lost, we still have a chance." "We must win at least one of the last two duels!" "If we win one, we'll see who wins the decisive match!" "So, everyone, cheer up and don't give up!"...

Chapter 1203 The Choice of Fate, The Dweller of Darkness (4k)

　Disney's sudden shift to a more flexible approach feels somewhat jarring. However, his words aren't entirely without logical merit.

　Even if St. Marian Academy is indeed a "holy land", it's impossible that it's full of monsters.

　Moreover, they had collected information on those contestants, and Emma and Sarah, both third-year students, were also key targets of their observation.

　While both are very powerful, they don't possess any special abilities. As Disney stated, they aren't necessarily stronger than Aurora.

　Given the strength of the remaining two contestants from Sky Magic Academy, they shouldn't be completely without a chance of winning.

　The Sky Magic Academy contestants remained worried. After all, the four contestants from St. Marian Academy who had participated were all extraordinary. Especially Aurora, who fought Disney in the last match—her terrifying strength, capable of fighting a nine-star magical spirit without even using "Armor Cards," meant she shouldn't be a magician at all!

　Why don't you just go and be your spirit summoner?

　But at this point, it's crucial to boost morale and regroup. After all, the competition isn't over yet, and Sky Magic Academy still has a chance.

　Therefore, Tess took a deep breath and then said, "Disney is right, everyone, cheer up, it's not time to give up yet. Especially Garfield and Christopher, win one game, then leave the rest to me."

　Disney was momentarily stunned upon hearing this, and couldn't help but look at Tess.

　But Tess, who was usually as gentle as water, was unusually serious at this moment. Disney, looking at her expression, was speechless for a moment.

　"Tess, in the deciding game, do you want to go up yourself?" Carmen, a second-year student, couldn't help but ask.

　Tess said in a deep voice, "I'm somewhat interested, but it depends on Disney's decision. In any case, the next two duels will be very important. Garfield and Christopher must win the first round. Then, in the duel with Dark Dimon, try to lure out his trump card. The final round is our last chance, and we are not without a chance of winning."

　The atmosphere eased slightly at this point, and Garfield and Christopher had no choice but to step forward.

　Garfield is a chubby little boy with a round face, cat ears, and two whiskers. Judging from his appearance, he should belong to the long-lived "cat fairy" race.

　The "fairy" here doesn't refer to a monster, but rather a "little fairy." A "cat fairy" can be considered a hybrid of a little fairy and a cat-human, and can be understood as lacking wings. However, the biggest difference between a cat-eared little fairy and a cat-human is that the "cat fairy" possesses multiple tails. Therefore, many people, upon seeing a "cat fairy," subconsciously imagine a hybrid of a "cat demon" and a human, or a hybrid of a feline magical animal with even more tails and a human.

　In reality, they have formed a race called "Cat Fairies," though their numbers remain small.

　Garfield has three tails and is a "Three-Tailed Cat Fairy". And just like the legend of the X-Fate Cat Fairy, the "Cat Fairy's" tails also have the ability to "take someone's place".

　Therefore, Garfield has three lives. This can even be used in magical duels!

　The other long-lived species, named Christopher, was a tall, thin man with horns on his head.

　He is a dragon man!

　"Cat Fairy" Garfield and "Dragon Man" Christopher. These two are the contestants from Sky Magic Academy who are about to take the stage. However, they are sitting in the crowd and are not conspicuous.

　Garfield, the "cat fairy," is a complete glutton and sleepy character, and his three tails are always hidden, showing no signs of being a "strongman."

　As for "Dragon Man" Christopher, he did attract some attention. Among the contestants from St. Marian Academy, Dark and others were discussing him.

　"If he's a 'Dragon Man,' he'll likely play in the next two matches. The only question is the purity of his bloodline."

　Although dragon people are a hybrid of dragons and humans, they have never been considered "hybrids" like orcs.

　Therefore, there is also the concept of pureblood and non-pureblood.

　In reality, the so-called pure-blooded dragon people are actually hybrids with a high degree of dragon blood purity.

　Those with extremely low dragon blood purity, or even those without dragon horns, are considered inferior beings, on par with the "lizardmen."

　Among the dragon people, they are even directly called "lizard people" and expelled from the group.

　In order to purify their bloodline, some dragon people would also seek out pure-blooded dragons to breed with.

　Therefore, in this day and age, both pure-blooded dragons and dragonmen are extremely rare.

　However, given the long history of Sky City, it's not surprising that a dragon-human race exists there.

　It's quite a rare thing that there are dragon students at St. Marian Academy.

　"The students at Sky Magic Academy are very low-key, and not many of the lower-grade students have appeared in exhibition matches. It is indeed difficult to pinpoint which ones are the main contestants. But we can first eliminate those who are definitely not, and those who have already participated, and then go back to observe the remaining contestants."

　"Among them, 'Dragon Man' Christopher stands out; he should be one of the remaining two contestants. As for the other..."

　Emma placed her notebook on her lap and observed the students of the Sky Magic Academy from afar, her eyes slightly narrowed, emitting a faint energy fluctuation.

　"In my opinion, it's that fat guy!"

　"Fatty," Dark couldn't help but say, "It's the one with cat ears." Emma nodded, "That's right. In the legends about long-lived species, stories involving cats basically revolve around 'life.' Long-lived cat species are no exception; they usually possess multiple lives, which means they have more room for error in modern magical duels than ordinary people, and they are also extremely difficult to deal with."

　Dark thought for a moment and looked at the others: "What do you think?" Aurora, who had just returned victorious, spoke up: "Cats have long been one of the most beloved familiar races of magicians, and are considered to be animals that can see signs of death."

　Saraswati agreed, saying, "Appearances can be deceiving; it's possible that it is."

　Dark frowned slightly: "Then let's assume for now that these two are rivals and think about countermeasures."

　Emma nodded and said directly, "Thanks to Aurora's brilliant performance, we successfully won two matches. Even if we win one and lose one of the next two duels, we can still secure the victory. Under these circumstances, the other side will definitely be more anxious than us. But they have no way to break the deadlock. So we just need to proceed step by step."

　"Step by step?" Sarah's eyes darted around as she asked, "Then who will follow the steps?"

　Emma looked up at her and said in a calm tone, "If you're itching to play, I don't mind continuing to watch."

　Sarah grinned and said, "I don't fight battles I'm not sure I can win. You know them better, so you should go."

　Emma looked away and said, "In short, the two remaining opponents are a 'Dragon Man' and a 'Cat Man.' If they want to win, they'll most likely send their stronger one in the next duel. I personally lean towards the 'Dragon Man,' what do you guys think?"

　“The probability of him being a dragonman is indeed quite high,” Dark nodded in agreement. Sarah said directly, “I have no objection.”

　The others all nodded in agreement.

　Emma was the main analyst for the entire match, and her analysis was almost always accurate, which has built up trust in her.

　“Now that we’ve determined our opponent, let’s continue our discussion on who will play in the next match,” Dark said again.

　Emma said, "My opinion is that you should go in directly and secure three wins to stabilize the situation. After all, you know the dragon race very well, and the probability of any unforeseen circumstances is extremely low. Besides, the cat is very cunning, so having Sara fight it is a more reasonable choice."

　"Wait a minute," Sarah quickly raised her hand. "Didn't we agree that you would be going?"

　Emma rolled her eyes at her and said, "Just now, I changed my mind." Sarah immediately frowned, put her hands on her hips, and pouted, about to scold Emma for such inappropriate behavior.

　But Dark raised his hand to stop him, saying, "I have a new suggestion." Sarah frowned and asked, "What suggestion?"

　Dark smiled slightly and said, "You two play rock-paper-scissors, whoever wins goes up."

　Emma immediately frowned and asked, "Which match?" Darke replied, "The next one."